Rethinking Online Student Acquisition: From Buying Demand to Building It

Mid-century-style illustration contrasting two approaches to online student recruitment: a crowded, costly world of ads, clicks, leads and conversion on one side, and a university-led approach built around research, partnerships, community, authentic learning and lasting impact on the other.

What if the problem with the rising cost of online student acquisition isn’t simply that acquisition has become more expensive, but that universities and OPMs keep acquiring students in much the same way? A recent exchange with Neil Mosley got me thinking about the orthodoxy that has developed around online student recruitment. Why is student … Continue reading Rethinking Online Student Acquisition: From Buying Demand to Building It